William Russell
Born: 1924-11-19 in Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK
Died: 2024-06-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
William Russell Enoch (19 November 1924–3 June 2024) was an English actor. He achieved prominence in 1956 when he took the title role in the ITV television series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957). In 1963, he became part of the original lead cast of BBC1's Doctor Who, playing the role of schoolteacher Ian Chesterton opposite William Hartnell from the show's first episode until 1965. Russell's film roles include parts in The Man Who Never Was (1956), The Great Escape (1963) and Superman (1978). On television, he notably appeared as Ted Sullivan in Coronation Street in 1992. In recent years, Russell has maintained his association with Doctor Who; he returned to the show in 2022, making a cameo appearance as Ian in "The Power of the Doctor", 57 years after the character's last television appearance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2023
- Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2022
2013
- Companion Piece as Self
- An Adventure in Space and Time as Harry
2012
- Vision On as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror' as Himself
- Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2011
2010
- Last Stop White City as Self
2009
- The Sets of Marinus as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- Mounting the Rescue as Self
- What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us? as Self
- Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
- Girls! Girls! Girls - The 1960s as Self
2008
- The Ties That Bind Us as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2006
- Doctor Who: Origins as Self
- Creation of the Daleks as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- Masters of Sound as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
- Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' as Self / Ian Chesterton
- Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS as Self / Ian Chesterton
2005
- Tales of Isop as Self
2003
- Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
2002
- Remembering 'The Aztecs' as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
1997
- Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe as King Charles VI of France / Bishop of Ely / Sir Thomas Erpingham
1996
- Myth Makers 35: Jacqueline Hill as Self
- Myth Makers 33: William Russell as Self
1995
- The Affair as Dr. Hastings
1992
- Heartbeat as Gabriel Firth
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lanscombe
1988
- The Four Minute Mile as AAA Official
1986
- Casualty as Mo Meredrew
1984
- Robin of Sherwood as The Duke of Gloucester
- Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks as Ian Chesterton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
- Blackadder as The Duke of Winchester
1981
- Little Girls Don't as Daddy
1980
- Death Watch as Dr. Mason
- Dead Man's Kit as Senior Officer
1979
- Terror as Lord Garrick
- Shoestring
- Testament of Youth
- Instant Enlightenment Including VAT as Don
1978
- Superman as 8th Elder
- Armchair Thriller as Senior officer (uncredited)
- Disraeli as Wyndham Lewis
1977
- The Professionals as Charles Holly
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman
1976
- Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger as Mr Rose
1975
- Three Men in a Boat as Doctor
- The Hanged Man as Peter Kroger
1974
- Father Brown as Reverend Wilfred Bohun
1972
- Van der Valk as Rokin
1971
- Great Performances
- Justice as Dr. Victor Ainsworth
1970
- Play for Today as Don
1969
- The Main Chance as Arnold Galbraith
1966
1965
- Doctor Who: The Romans as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Chase as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Crusade as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Space Museum as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Rescue as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Web Planet as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: Lost in Time as Ian
1964
- Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Aztecs as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: Marco Polo as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Sensorites as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction as Ian Chesterton
- Detective as Bill Cartwright
- Doctor Who: Planet of Giants as Ian Chesterton
- Doctor Who: The Daleks as Ian Chesterton
1963
- Doctor Who as Ian Chesterton
- The Great Escape as Sorren
- Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child as Ian Chesterton
- Return to Sender as Mike Cochran
1962
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook
- The Share Out as Mike Stafford
- Suspense as John Richards
1961
- Adventure Story as Hephaestion
1960
- Coronation Street as Ted Sullivan
- Sunday-Night Play as Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron
1957
- The Big Chance as Bill Anderson
- Nicholas Nickleby as Nicholas Nickleby
- The Adventures of Hal 5
1956
- The Man Who Never Was as Joe
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Sir Lancelot du Lac
- Armchair Theatre as Smoky
1955
- One Good Turn as Alec Bigley
- Lilli Palmer Theatre as Boy
- Above Us the Waves as Ramsey
1954
- The Gay Dog as Leslie Gowland
- They Who Dare as Lieutenant Poole
1953
- Intimate Relations as Michael
- The Saint's Return as Keith Merton
- Malta Story as Officer at Prison
1952
- Gift Horse as Crewman
1950
- Sunday Night Theatre as Bill Bolton